TMZ, Starline Offering New Kind Of Hollywood Tour

HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — Tourists looking for a different view of Tinseltown
will soon get a look at more of Hollywood's underbelly, thanks to a partnership announced today between Starline Tours and the entertainment-news website TMZ.com.

"The TMZ Hollywood Tour -- Secrets and Celebrity Hot Spots" will offer
more than the run-of-the-mill driveby of stars' homes. The adventure on a
custom-designed Starline bus will swing by such infamous spots as the
department store where Winona Ryder was caught shoplifting and the Laugh
Factory, where "Seinfeld" star Michael Richards went on his famed racist
rant.

During the tour, members of the TMZ staff will appear in video clips providing an inside look at selected Hollywood hot spots, according to TMZ and Starline. Guests will also be shown "shocking and never-before-seen" video
clips from the TMZ library.

Tour guides on the Starline buses will also be armed with cameras -- just in case any TMZ-worthy news breaks, officials said.

The TMZ tour will begin operating May 1. Tickets will be available
beginning March 28 at www.starlinetours.com and www.tmz.com.

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